Science subject and location tags

Thursday, 23 April 2015Like nicotine for humans, certain pesticides seem to hold an addictive attraction for bees, which seek out tainted food even if it may be bad for them, according to new research.Subjects: pollution, invertebrates-insects-and-arachnids

Friday, 16 January 2015Human activity has pushed the planet across four of nine environmental boundaries, sending the world towards a "danger zone", warns an international team of scientists.Subjects: environment, climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, pollution

Monday, 23 September 2013A rise in atmospheric methane emissions after 2006 is likely due to expanding wetlands and an increase in emissions from mining of fossil fuels, say researchers.Subjects: climate-change, mining, pollution, rural

Monday, 10 September 2012Scientists say they had created a 'nano-velcro' textile that offers a swift, sensitive and low-cost way of detecting mercury in waterways.Subjects: pollution, chemistry, nanotechnologyLocations: united-states

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